2009/06/14
Ubuntu 9.04
Unfortunately I do not have a solution, but I can provide additional data.

Experiment 1:
Start totem as line cmd, get the following warning. The totem sits there waiting, it does not crash.

>totem

/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gdata/tlslite/utils/cryptomath.py:9: DeprecationWarning: the sha module is deprecated; use the hashlib module instead

  import sha


//Now, drop a movie onto totem, get the following:

The program 'totem' received an X Window System error.

This probably reflects a bug in the program.

The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.

  (Details: serial 91 error_code 11 request_code 132 minor_code 19)

  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;

   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.

   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line

   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful

   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)





Experiment 2:

Start gxine from line, it will open and not crash.

>gxine


//It reports this message.
warning: configuration item media.audio_cd.cddb_cachedir points to a non-existent location /home/thisuser/.xine/cddbcache

warning: configuration item media.capture.save_dir points to a non-existent location 

warning: configuration item media.dvb.channels_conf points to a non-existent location /home/thisuser/.xine/channels.conf

warning: configuration item media.vcd.device points to a non-existent location 

warning: configuration item media.video4linux.radio_device points to a non-existent location /dev/radio0

warning: configuration item media.video4linux.video_device points to a non-existent location /dev/video0

warning: configuration item media.wintv_pvr.device points to a non-existent location /dev/video0

warning: configuration item decoder.external.real_codecs_path points to a non-existent location 

warning: configuration item decoder.external.win32_codecs_path points to a non-existent location /usr/lib/codecs

warning: configuration item subtitles.separate.font_freetype points to a non-existent location 

lirc: cannot initialise - disabling remote control

lirc: maybe lircd isn't running or you can't connect to the socket?




//Drop movie into gxine, it does not crash, but no video shown, but yes audio heard.


Experiment 3:

Start gxine from line.
>gxine

warning: configuration item media.audio_cd.cddb_cachedir points to a non-existent location /home/thisuser/.xine/cddbcache

warning: configuration item media.capture.save_dir points to a non-existent location 

warning: configuration item media.dvb.channels_conf points to a non-existent location /home/thisuser/.xine/channels.conf

warning: configuration item media.vcd.device points to a non-existent location 

warning: configuration item media.video4linux.radio_device points to a non-existent location /dev/radio0

warning: configuration item media.video4linux.video_device points to a non-existent location /dev/video0

warning: configuration item media.wintv_pvr.device points to a non-existent location /dev/video0

warning: configuration item decoder.external.real_codecs_path points to a non-existent location 

warning: configuration item decoder.external.win32_codecs_path points to a non-existent location /usr/lib/codecs

warning: configuration item subtitles.separate.font_freetype points to a non-existent location 

lirc: cannot initialise - disabling remote control

lirc: maybe lircd isn't running or you can't connect to the socket?

//Do not do anything else with gxine, let it run.



//From another window, start totem from line.
>totem


//get this message.
/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/gdata/tlslite/utils/cryptomath.py:9: DeprecationWarning: the sha module is deprecated; use the hashlib module instead

  import sha




//Drop movie into totem.
//The movie plays fine both audio and video.
//In case you care the file type is .wmv

Regards.